is a JR West

West Japan Railway Company

, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...

 Kabe Line

Kabe Line

The is a rail line operated by JR West within the city of Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It begins at Hiroshima Station and terminates at Kabe Station in Asakita-ku. It is one of the commuter lines to Hiroshima. Prior to December 1, 2003, the line was connected to Sandankyō Station from...

 station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 located in 4-chōme, Nagatsuka, Asaminami-ku

Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima

is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, located in the south of the former district of Asa.Asa-gun consisted of Gion-cho, Yasufuruichi-cho, Sato-cho, Numata-cho. After being merged with Hiroshima in 1973, this ward was named Asaminami-ku....

, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture

Hiroshima Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. The station name on the building uses an older kanji

Kanji

Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...

 for the "gi" (), but in most current publications it is listed as shown above (祗 or 祇).

History

1909-11-19: Shimo-Gion Station opens
1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Shimo-Gion Station becomes a JR West station

Station building

Shimo-Gion Station features one island-style platform capable of handling two lines simultaneously.

Environs

• Hiroshima Asaminami Post Office
• Hiroshima Naka-Gion Post Office
• Kobelco Construction Machinery
  Kobelco
  Kobelco may refer ro:* KOBELCO is the corporate mark used by Kobe Steel Group* Kobelco Construction Machinery America, Calhoun, Georgia, USA, subsidiary of CNH Global, manufacturer of excavators...
  
   (formerly Yutani Heavy Industries)
• Yume Town Gion
• Hiroshima Municipal Gion Elementary School
• Hiroshima Municipal Hara Elementary School
• Hiroshima Municipal Yamamoto Elementary School
• Hiroshima Municipal Gion Junior High School
• AICJ Junior High School
• AICJ High School
• Ōshimo Gakuen Gion High School
• Hiroshima University of Economics
  Hiroshima University of Economics
  is a private university in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan, established in 1967.-External links:*...
  
  , including Hiroshima Economics Library
• Hesaka Station
  Hesaka Station
  is a JR West Geibi Line station located in 2-chōme, Hesaka Sōda, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-History:*1916-04-25: Hesaka Station opens*1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Hesaka Station becomes a JR West station...
  
  , on the JR West Geibi Line
  Geibi Line
  The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company in the mountainous area of the Chūgoku region. It begins at Bitchū Kōjiro Station on the west side of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, connecting through Miyoshi Station in Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, and terminating at Hiroshima Station...
  
  

Highway access

• Japan National Route 54
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 277 (Furuichi-Hiroshima Route)

Connecting lines

Kabe Line

Commuter Liner

Aki-Nagatsuka Station

Aki-Nagatsuka Station

is a JR West Kabe Line station located in 4-chōme, Nagatsuka, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-History:*1928-11-19: Daishi Station opens*May 1930—June 1931: The station name is changed to Nagatsuka Station at some point during this time...

 — Shimo-Gion Station — Ōmachi Station

Omachi Station

Ōmachi Station can refer to:*Ōmachi Station , a station on the Hokusō Railway Hokusō Line in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan*Ōmachi Station , a station on the JR West Kabe Line and the Astram Line in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan...

Local

Aki-Nagatsuka Station — Shimo-Gion Station — Furuichibashi Station

Furuichibashi Station

is a JR West Kabe Line station located in 3-chōme, Furuichi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-History:*1909-11-19: Furuichibashi Station opens...

External links

JR West